| name | youtube-live-chat |
| description | Download live chat transcripts from YouTube videos. Use when the user asks for live chat, chat messages, or chat replay from a YouTube video and provides a YouTube URL (youtube.com/watch?v=, youtu.be/, or similar). Works with live streams and past streams that have chat replay enabled. |
YouTube Live Chat Downloader
Download live chat messages from YouTube videos using yt-dlp.
Usage
Run the script with a YouTube URL or video ID:
uv run get_live_chat.py "VIDEO_URL_OR_ID"
With timestamps:
uv run get_live_chat.py "VIDEO_URL_OR_ID" --timestamps
Output to a specific file:
uv run get_live_chat.py "VIDEO_URL_OR_ID" --output chat.txt
Supported URL Formats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_IDhttps://www.youtube.com/live/VIDEO_IDhttps://youtu.be/VIDEO_IDhttps://youtube.com/embed/VIDEO_ID- Raw video ID (11 characters)
Output Format
- Without timestamps (default):
[author]: message format
- With timestamps:
[HH:MM:SS] [author]: message format
Output
- If you were asked to save the chat to a specific file, save it to the requested file.
- If no output file was specified, use the YouTube video ID with a
-livechat.txt suffix.
Notes
- Works with live streams currently in progress
- Works with past streams that have chat replay enabled
- Some videos may not have live chat available
- Super chats and memberships are included with their message text
